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    • Dave RD
      Dave R
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      Thank you, Fredo. I'll check it out.

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      • Dave RD
        Dave R
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        Well, unfortunately, neither one does what I want but thanks. Both require a face or at least a closed loop of edges. I have an open Bezier curve I want to run a multiple offset on.

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        • gillesG
          gilles
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          A picture, a model of what you want?

          " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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          • massimoM
            massimo Moderator
            last edited by

            @dave r said:

            Well, unfortunately, neither one does what I want but thanks. Both require a face or at least a closed loop of edges. I have an open Bezier curve I want to run a multiple offset on.

            Have you already tried with the native offset tool Dave? No surface or closed loop needed. Offset the curve then double click on the new curve and so on.

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            • J
              jpalm32
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              @dave r said:

              Thank you. It's odd that it doesn't come up when I searched. Especially so since the name is exactly what I was searching for. πŸ˜’

              Search has been letting me down also. With names that should show up.

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              • Dave RD
                Dave R
                last edited by

                I just want to make a series of offsets of a curve like this:
                Bezier Curve.png

                And wind up with something like this:
                Bezier plies.png

                I know I could use the double click. For the task that made me think of this, I know the overall width and the number of spaces between. I thought it would be nice to be able to make the outermost offset, hit Enter and then type /7, Enter and wind up with all the offsets spaced evenly between. As I said before, it would work like Move/Copy to make arrays.

                In the case of the model I'm working on at the moment, the offset distance isn't an easy dimension but the overall thickness is.

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                • gillesG
                  gilles
                  last edited by

                  You could draw the thickness as a line divide it to have accurate inferences to offset.

                  " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                  • cottyC
                    cotty
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                    @gilles said:

                    You could draw the thickness as a line divide it to have accurate inferences to offset.

                    And here's the picture to "your" great idea πŸ˜‰


                    dividedoffset.jpg

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                    • Dave RD
                      Dave R
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                      Gilles and Cotty, that's what I wound up doing. I just thought it would be nice to have a more direct option. Maybe I'm the only one who would ever use the tool that way.

                      Box, I'll see what I get with that. Thanks.

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                      • BoxB
                        Box
                        last edited by

                        Offset once and use curviloft for the subdivision.


                        CurviOffset.JPG

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                        • BoxB
                          Box
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                          I fixed a screenr issue I'd been having so made quick vid as a tester.
                          [screenr:1ayanbpo]gWHN[/screenr:1ayanbpo]

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                          • cottyC
                            cotty
                            last edited by

                            Java issue?

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                            • BoxB
                              Box
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                              Yep

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                              • gillesG
                                gilles
                                last edited by

                                Brillant and fast method.

                                " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                                • Dave RD
                                  Dave R
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                                  Box, thanks for that. Very helpful.

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                                  • cottyC
                                    cotty
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                                    @box said:

                                    Yep

                                    How did you solve it? I wasn't able...

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                                    • BoxB
                                      Box
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                                      It's the upgraded security of the new java version that causes the problem, hopefully screenr will adjust their page to suit in the future. But fixing it is easy, you just need to add screenr to java's security exceptions list. I screenr'd how for you, note I remove the site first so I can type it in and show you the warning message, you shouldn't have it there to remove, just add.
                                      If you don't have the option to add exceptions then you don't have the most recent Java.
                                      If you are feeling young and vigorous and want to live life to the full without restrictions and throw caution to the wind,You can simply adjust the security level slider down to the minimum, that works too.

                                      Oh, this is Win7 other systems may be different but it will be there somewhere.
                                      [screenr:1z0qipxk]upHN[/screenr:1z0qipxk]

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                                      • cottyC
                                        cotty
                                        last edited by

                                        Thank you very much, Box, works great!

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                                        • BoxB
                                          Box
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                                          No worries Carsten, but next time it breaks it's your turn to fix it and tell me how.

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